TY - JOUR AU - Conroy, Andrea L. AU - Gélvez, Margarita AU - Hawkes, Michael AU - Rajwans, Nimerta AU - Liles, W. Conrad AU - Villar-Centeno, Luis Angel AU - Kain, Kevin C. PY - 2014 DA - 2014/01/20 TI - Host biomarkers distinguish dengue from leptospirosis in Colombia: a case–control study JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 35 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Dengue fever and leptospirosis have partially overlapping geographic distributions, similar clinical presentations and potentially life-threatening complications but require different treatments. Distinguishing between these cosmopolitan emerging pathogens represents a diagnostic dilemma of global importance. We hypothesized that perturbations in host biomarkers can differentiate between individuals with dengue fever and leptospirosis during the acute phase of illness. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-35 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-14-35 ID - Conroy2014 ER -